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Birds and Borrelia

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2002
After several years of controversy, the contribution of birds in the ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) has become more and more obvious on the three continents where the pathogens are distributed. Evidence of the reservoir competence of particular bird species has been obtained using tick xenodiagnosis. B.
openaire   +3 more sources

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Children and Adults with Central Nervous System Infections

Cells, 2019
Neutrophils operate as part of the innate defence in the skin and may eliminate the Borrelia spirochaete via phagocytosis, oxidative bursts, and hydrolytic enzymes. However, their importance in Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is unclear.
Daniel Appelgren, Helena Enocsson, Barbro H. Skogman, Marika Nordberg, Linda Perander, Dag Nyman, Clara Nyberg, Jasmin Knopf, Luis E. Muñoz, Christopher Sjöwall, Johanna Sjöwall   +10 more
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Tracking of Borrelia afzelii Transmission from Infected Ixodes ricinus Nymphs to Mice

Infection and Immunity, 2019
Quantitative and microscopic tracking of Borrelia afzelii transmission from infected Ixodes ricinus nymphs has shown a transmission cycle different from that of Borrelia burgdorferi and Ixodes scapularis.
Tereza Pospíšilová, V. Urbanová, O. Hes, P. Kopáček, O. Hajdušek, R. Šíma   +5 more
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Long‐term survival in a dog with suspected primary nodal plasmacytoma treated with surgical excision

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract An 8‐year‐old Staffordshire bull terrier presented for left submandibular lymphadenopathy. Cytology showed a monomorphic population of mature plasma cells suggestive of plasma cell neoplasia. On physical examination, no other lymphadenomegaly, cutaneous or oral lesions were found.
Celia Figueroa‐González, Jérémy Béguin, Sarah Stewart, Rachel Garty, Alexandra Guillén   +4 more
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genetic markers in blood-sucking ticks in suburban park zones in Saint Petersburg

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2020
Tick-borne bacterial and viral infections are widespread in middle latitudes of the Northern hemisphere. Natural foci of such infections coincide with geographic areas inhabited by ixodid ticks.
Yu. A. Panferova, A. N. Vaganova, O. A. Freylikhman, K. A. Tretyakov, S. G. Medvedev, A. O. Shapar’, N. K. Tokarevich   +6 more
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Molecular detection and identification of relapsing fever Borrelia in ticks and wild small mammals in China

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022
We identified relapsing fever (RF) Borrelia in 1.45% (145/10426) of the ticks and 1.40% (40/2850) of the wild mammals in a field investigation in China.
Xiao-Ai Zhang, Feng Tian, Yue Li, Xiao-Long Zhang, Bao-Gui Jiang, Bao-Cheng Liu, Jing-Tao Zhang, Shen Tian, Heng Ding, Shuang Li, Hao Li, Li-Qun Fang, Wei Liu   +12 more
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Persistent Borrelia Infection in Patients with Ongoing Symptoms of Lyme Disease

Healthcare, 2018
Introduction: Lyme disease is a tickborne illness that generates controversy among medical providers and researchers. One of the key topics of debate is the existence of persistent infection with the Lyme spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in patients who

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Psychiatric manifestations of multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [PDF]

, 2006
It is unusual for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis to present as purely psychiatric disorders. We report five patients with such demyelinating diseases and symptoms of psychosis, depression or anxiety.
Brinar, Marko, Brinar, Vesna V., Habek, Mario, Poser, Charles M.   +3 more
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Management and outcome of a dog with hepatic arteriovenous malformation and extensive thrombosis of splanchnic vessels (Canis lupus)

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract This report describes the diagnosis, treatment and long‐term follow‐up of a dog with hepatic arteriovenous malformation and extensive thrombus of the splanchnic vessels. A 1‐year‐old, male, neutered golden retriever presented with haematochezia and ascites.
Yuqing Sun, Alexa Bersenas, Brigitte A. Brisson   +2 more
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Borrelia mayonii sp. nov., a member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, detected in patients and ticks in the upper midwestern United States.

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2016
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a multisystem disease caused by spirochetes in the Borrelia burgdorferisensu lato (Bbsl) genospecies complex. We previously described a novel Bbsl genospecies (type strain MN14-1420T) that causes LB among patients with exposures ...
B. Pritt, L. Respicio-Kingry, L. Sloan, M. Schriefer, Adam J. Replogle, J. Bjork, Gongping Liu, L. Kingry, P. Mead, D. Neitzel, E. Schiffman, Diep K. Hoang Johnson, J. P. Davis, S. Paskewitz, D. Boxrud, Alecia K. Deedon, X. Lee, T. Miller, Michelle A. Feist, C. Steward, E. Theel, Robin Patel, Cole L. Irish, J. Petersen   +23 more
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